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Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again? |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Sep 4 14:58:04 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by ElectricTraction on Thu Sep 3 16:12:37 2015. Oh and I forgot to add, what I suggested is NOT for the purpose of making it easier for people to drive to the CBD. It is to give an alternative route for those crossing through SI traveling to Queens, Long Island, and New England. This alternative frees up space on the Gowanus/BQE and LIE west of the Van Wyck for vehicles that have no choice but to use that route when crossing the region. I'm not a highway buff by any means, I hate driving outside of my duties for work (I'm a bus driver) and the traffic here is miserable and never ending and yes, it will always be that way. But our region has grown immensely in population and next to nothing has been done to cope with it on any front (mass transit or highway). We need a massive building out and improvement of our mass transit system on corridors previously thought to be without merit, but you'll also see that we need an improved road network. It's not so that there's free flowing traffic (that will never happen). It's so that traffic can still at least move rather than come to a complete halt. |
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